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Buckle.

No. 221.755. Patented May 18, 18230.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ARTHUR L. FRANCE, OF ALLEGHENY, PENNSYLVANIA.

BUCKLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 227,755, dated May 18,1880,

I Application filed April 7, 1880. (No model.)

three transverse bars, one of said bars having a recess for thereception of the end of the strap and an opening for pivoting thebuckletongue, the middle transverse bar having a pin for holding thestrap, which, combined with the third transverse bar and frame, holdsthe strap on said pin and in the recess of the first-mentionedtransverse bar,'so that all sew-- ing'or riveting of the strap forsecuring it to the buckle is dispensed with, and the strap attached toand detached from the buckle with ease and speed.

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention, I willproceed to describe its construction and operation.

In the accompanying drawings, which form part of my specification,Figure 1 is a top view or plan of my'improvement in buckles. Fig. 2 is avertical and longitudinal section of the same at line y. Fig. 3 is a topview of the buckle with astrap attached to it. Fig. 4 is a vertical andlongitudinal section of the same at line y of Fig. 3.

In the accompanying drawings, A represents the buckle-frame, which hasthree transverse bars, B, O, and D. The bar B is provided with a recess,6, for the reception of the end of the strap E, as shown in Figs. 3 and4.. Said bar is also furnished with an opening, f, for the reception ofthe pivoted end g of the tongue h. The transverse bar (3 is providedwith a projecting pin, 6, for holding the strap E in the buckle-frameand in the recess 6 of the bar B. The bottom of the recess 6 and theupper surface of the barD are on the same plane and parallel with theplane of the under surface of the bar 0, the distance between the planeof the latter and former being equal to the thickness of the strap E.The paralleL. ism of the said parts of the bars B, G, and D and theirarrangement with relation to each other and the frame A of the buckle,combined with the pin *6 of the bar 0, hold the strap in such relationto said parts and the frame of the buckle that it cannot move on the pin2' nor be displaced from it only at the will of the operator.

In attaching the strap a hole is made in it distant from its end equalto the distance from the front wall of the recess 0 to the center of thepin a. The strap is then passed under the end lcof the frame and overthe upper surface of the bar D, placing the end of thestrap in therecess 6, which'will bring the opening in the strap directly over thepin a, and, pressing on the strap between the bars B and'D, the pin 1'will enter the hole in the strap, which is then in proper position withrelation to the buckle, and is securely attached without the sewing andriveting process, the advantage of which will be apparent withoutfurther description.

Having thus described the nature, construction, and operation of myimprovement, what I claim as of my invention is-- A buckle consisting ofthe frame A, having three transverse bars, B, O, and D, the bar Bprovided with a recess, e, in its upper face and with an opening for thepivot end of the tongue g, and the bar 0 furnished on its under sidewith a projecting pin, 6, the upper surface of the bar D and the bottomof the re- ARTHUR L. FRANCE.

Witnesses:

J. J. JOHNSTON, FRED. G. DIETERIOH.

